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©2006-2009 ~lychee-twist
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This is that picture I was talking about in my journal. I think it came out well, though I'm irritated that she's off center. That, and the inking got a bit messed up. I used silver ink on the background, and it looks really pretty in person (I'm sorry you all can't see it). I thought about using just white paint, but I had my silver ink and wanted to use it.

Aune Luyu apparently doesn't have much background to her yet. She might be a priestess, so I tried to give her a bit of a mystical look (?) with the background and her positioning. I touched upon some cliches, but I like the results none the less. Her skin tone isn't exactly what I was hoping for, but it still looks nice. I also found a plastic eraser works great on Prismacolor pencil in order to lift color. It doesn't erase it fully, but it did take away the ghastly amount of eyeshadow she originally had on. She looked like a prostitute ^^; Not anymore, though!

I also had a few reference pictures, too. One for the white waterlilies and one for the constellations.

Aune Luyu (c) ~aliekat Thanks for letting me draw your character! [link]
Waterlily (c) Wade Gupta [link]
Constellation (c) the owner of this site [link]

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:iconkoudelkaw:
Wow pretty :D

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"I'm a lover not a flyer" - Little Joe Cartwright
:iconlychee-twist:
Thank you. It has a weird association with Grizzly Bears now from a show I was watching.
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That's purdy, I like the color scheme with the background and that blue in her hair. I just generally like how you shaded the hair too. Black hair is hard. At least it tends to be for me, but I don't press very hard any more. (Lazy? perhaps). ANYwhoo. It took me a while to figure out that she was underwater. She is underwater, right? If so, maybe ripples round the other lilies would show that a bit better? The ripples around the top one look really good, I think. :)

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Thor: We hath caught thee, Trickster!
Loki: *tangled in net* Noooo... I caught me! And you all will NEVER be able to take that away from me! Victory is MINE, bitches!
:iconlychee-twist:
Well, there are no ripples around the other lilies. I just... didn't want to put them there, I guess. I don't really know if she's under water or not. I guess I wanted a bit of a surreal feel. Oy, my hand hurt after this one, I'll tell ya. My poor pencils are dead, too. I should give not pressing hard a shot, but I do like the solid color I get from pressing down.

Apparently I was very indecisive with this picture, lol.
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lol! Oh well, it's just a thought, but I know the feeling of just being like...DONE...doesn't matter if the PICTURE is...but you sure as hell are. My gallery is simply riddled with those sorts. Anyway. I think it looks pretty when you lay color down really thick. I actually stopped though and get solids with the colorless blender...so I go through those like...whoa. I don't get a lot of opportunities to do trad stuff though, aside from just graphite, while I'm at school. I need to get new pencils anyway. I'm at the point where I just freakin need a new everything. XP

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Thor: We hath caught thee, Trickster!
Loki: *tangled in net* Noooo... I caught me! And you all will NEVER be able to take that away from me! Victory is MINE, bitches!
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Awesome Instant fave

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This could be a problem...
:icontranquilangel:
oh, very pretty! i love it.

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mea culpa......please forgive me.....

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Clubs: ~redwall-club
:iconbicpenmaster:
Amazing. The lighting, colors, and textures take my breath away. Her left forearm seems a little short, but it doesn't take away from the piece. The constellations in the backround are way snazzy too!

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A Policeman came around the corner, he told me I had broke the law. Then the donkey kicked him in the kneecap and he fell down and broke his jaw!

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